On February 27th, 2025, a McKinley
County officer in New Mexico conducts a
traffic stop after a driver goes the
wrong way on a one-way street and hops a
curb, popping both passenger side tires.
What the officer doesn't know is the
driver is a fellow New Mexico State
Police officer. 2543. Can you come to my
20? You roll down the window.
Can you roll it
down? What's up? What's up? You're going
the wrong way on Second Street and then
you also hit a curb and popped both your
both your tires on this
side. How much alcohol have you had
tonight?
Nothing. So, why are you slurring?
I'm not slurring.
Go ahead and step out of the vehicle for
me. Okay.
It's because you said I slured. There's
no reason. So, you're refusing to get
out of the vehicle.
25 Metro 2011 refusing to get out of the
vehicle. Slurring her words. Smell
alcohol coming from inside the vehicle
as well.
2011 just rolled up all the windows
refusing to get out.
Doors are
locked. I need you to step out of the
vehicle. I need you to step out of the
car.
Step out of the vehicle. Step out of the
vehicle.
I've already explained that to you. Step
out of the
vehicle. Don't make this harder than it
has to be. Step out of the
vehicle. Step out of the vehicle. Step
out of the
vehicle. If you don't step out of the
vehicle, we will break your window.
We'll remove you from the vehicle. It's
your
choice. Step out of the
vehicle. 25
Metro. So, be advised. Driver is going
to be a offduty NMSP officer.
Step out of the
vehicle. Step out of the vehicle. The
officer shows her sergeant's contact in
her phone, signaling she's going to call
him. It's unclear what she thinks the
sergeant will do in this situation.
Nevertheless, she's about to attempt to
drag him into this mess. Step out of the
vehicle. Step out of the car. Step out
of the car. I'm going to break the
window. I don't care who you're calling.
Step out of the car. I will break the
window.
Step out of the vehicle now. Step out of
the
vehicle. Step out of the vehicle or
we'll break the
window. Hold on. Wait for the other guys
to get here. State police. She's
47. Step out of the vehicle. We're going
to break the window. This is your last
warning.
This is your last warning or we will
break the window.
I'm watching her hands.
Step out. Step out.
Step out.
SGE roll over
here.
Roll over that way.
Sit up. Sit up. Okay. Just roll this
way. Okay. Yeah. Sit up. Go put her in
my unit. Did you glass on you in your
mouth? Anything like that? Yep. You did?
Okay.
Passenger side. Passenger side.
Negative. I won't get in the car until
my We're not waiting for you, Sergeant.
You're under arrest. Get in the car.
Come
on. Get in your unit. Bring in your
unit. We can pull it through. Yeah.
You can transport for me. Have a seat.
Have a seat. You know how this works.
Watch your legs so I don't kick you.
Things go wrong.
[Applause]
Dude, she was she came off a second
street the wrong way. Came towards me
this way. So I was westbound 66 and I
seen her vehicle come out of second
street the wrong way. She came eastbound
66. The light was red. She went around
the car. The light turned green. She
sped up, hit the sidewalk, the curb.
jumped the curb high as hell, popped
both her right tires. I lit her up. She
pulled in right here.
She went and opened this window. She's
like, "Go to the passenger side." So I
went to the passenger side. She rolled
it down about that much. And you can
smell the alcohol. See it was her. So I
called for
you. Came to the driver's side window.
She started calling Roman from the state
police. She starts yelling, screaming,
"I'm not getting out. I ain't getting
out. I ain't getting out." So get out of
the car. We're going to break the
window. She locked all the doors and
then they broke the window. She wouldn't
get out. So, we drugg her out, put her
in cuffs, and you could smell the her
breath back. State police knows her
sergeant's on the phone right there. Oh,
Roman. Yep. I'll call. She showed me the
phone like that and I said, "Sergeant
Roman, dude, when you were breaking the
window, I was watching her hands cuz
she's an officer. I don't know what
she's got." So, I'm watching her hands.
I see [ __ ] glass hit me in the face
and I'm like, "Fuck."
So, are you trying to move it? Listen to
me. I'm about to tell you something
important. and you're under arrest for
DWI. Did the Mexican imply consent act
require you to submit to a breath test?
Do you agree to take our test? Yes or
no? Did you do the SFST? Do you agree to
take our test? Yes or no? Did you do the
SFS or no? I did not. Do you agree to
take our test? Based on what? Do you
agree to take our test? Yes or no? I
cannot force you to take our test, but
if you refuse, you will lose your New
Mexico driver's license or non-resident
operating privilege for one year. If you
are convicted in a court of driving
while under the influence, you may also
receive a greater sentence because you
refuse to be tested. Do you
understand? Your right to speak to an
attorney or remain silent does not apply
to the requirement in New Mexico law
that you take a breath test. Do you now
agree to be tested? Yes or no? Can you
say police here? No. Do you now agree to
be tested? Yes or no? Can you get say
police here? Yes. No, I cannot. No. Yes
or no? No. Okay. So, based on that, do
you now agree to be tested? Yes or no?
I consider your actions are refusable to
be tested. You're under arrest for
aggravated
DWI. She refused to answer me. Tina has
a refusal log 115 aggravated DWI. I'm
going to go off now that she's in the
unit 15 and I read her. New Mexico State
Police Officer Rachel Hall had served
for 4 years and 8 months at the time of
her arrest. A partially empty bottle of
vodka was found under her seat, and she
later declined to take a breathalyzer
test. She was charged with aggravated
driving while under the influence of
alcohol, consuming and/or possession of
an alcoholic beverage in an open
container in a motor vehicle, three
counts of resisting, evading, or
obstructing an officer, failure to
maintain a traffic lane, and driving on
the wrong side of a road. Immediately
following her arrest, Hall was placed on
administrative leave. Before the
internal investigation concluded, she
chose to resign. New Mexico State Police
Chief Troy Weisler expressed deep
disappointment, stating that Hall's
actions were a breach of public trust
and did not reflect the values of the
department. Hall's arrest occurred amid
a larger DWI scandal in which federal
investigations alleged that some
officers in New Mexico conspired with a
defense attorney to dismiss DWI cases in
exchange for bribes. This has led to
several arrests and resignations in the
law enforcement community. Paul's case
seems to be an isolated incident that is
not linked to this scandal and she is
presumed innocent unless proven guilty
in a court of law. Question: Have you
ever heard of the phrase, "The cover up
is worse than the crime." Well, what if
people like lawyers and cops aren't just
covering things up, but they're also
trying to cash in? Now, this leads me to
talk about a seasoned criminal defense
attorney in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and
he's at the center of a scandal that's
been going on for decades. And the
allegation suggests that Rudy Chavez
collaborated with lawyers and police
officers, and they accepted bribes to
get DWI cases dismissed. Now, Chavez has
denied any wrongdoing and he's saying
that the statements made against him are
based on false statements and do lack
evidence. And I do have to say that
although Mr. Chavez hasn't been
indicted, the New Mexico Supreme Court
has temporarily suspended his license
and that's definitely not a good sign.
And I do mention this case because
corruption has always been farreaching.
Now, although this case is unrelated, if
we can't trust the people to uphold the
law to conduct themselves responsibly
and with high moral character, public
trust will erode. And in this particular
video, accountability is about to get
tested. And this officer did balance
professionalism with the awkward tension
of investigating a police officer. And
as a police officer who's intoxicated
and chooses to get behind the wheel of a
car, in my opinion, you care nothing
about yourself or the officer who stops
you. And as she rolls up her window, the
situation just got real because although
she may be a cop, but she's also a
defiant drunk driver. Now, the sad part
is having to watch this officer get
yanked from the car, thrown to the
ground, and then placed in cuffs. And as
much as it pains me to say this, I
believe she deserved it all. But I will
end with this. How do we expect the
public to trust those in authority when
some of them treat it like a license to
break the law instead of enforcing